Severe Workplace Injuries in Somerset, New Jersey
Employers in Somerset reported 25 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through April 2025: 21 workers hospitalized and 6 amputations (24% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 14 of them.
Reports by year
Industries
How workers were hurt
Parts of the body injured
OSHA inspections in Somerset since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 133 inspections at Somerset workplaces, and 77 of them (58%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 175 serious, 0 willful and 5 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $852,104.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Commissioners Of Fire District No. 1 (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 3 | $2,700 |
| Betar, Inc. (complaint, details) | 5 (5 serious+) | $9,362 |
| Aspire Pharmaceuticals (referral, details) | 2 | $20,854 |
| Ecuadesign Corp (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $2,979 |
| Djm Restoration Service LLC (complaint, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $3,862 |
| Alex Brothers Home Improvement, LLC. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $4,965 |
| Fresh Grow LLC (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $5,793 |
| Township Of Franklin Department Of Public Works (planned, details) | 23 (13 serious+) | $84,600 |
| Aspire Pharmaceuticals (referral, details) | 2 | $23,832 |
| Jwb Industries, Inc (complaint, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $6,952 |
| Americord Registry LLC (complaint, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $11,916 |
| Township Of Franklin-Police Department (programmed, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $6,300 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 25 newest severe injury reports from Somerset employers, as OSHA published them.
Apr 24, 2025 · Aspire Pharmaceuticals Amputation
The injured employee removed a front plate to clean a pump. His left hand was caught in moving parts and the employee's middle fingertip was amputated.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1821237
Feb 26, 2024 · Mold Rite Plastics Amputation
An employee's left middle and ring fingertips were amputated to the nail by a lathe machine belt.
Struck by running powered equipment · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1731821
Jan 17, 2024 · Swipe Jobs Hospitalized
A temporary employee was struck by a turret truck that was backing up. The employee required surgery for their left lower leg.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Lower leg(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1722097
Mar 9, 2023 · JMC Products Corp Hospitalized
An employee was assisting with offloading merchandise from a truck when he lost his balance and fell from the loading dock to the ground, resulting in rib fractures.
Other fall to lower level · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1655996
Nov 12, 2021 · L'Oreal USA Amputation
An employee was removing bottles of product off a conveyor belt. The tip of her left little finger was caught by a cleat on the belt, and the fingertip was amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1564493
Jun 24, 2021 · Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was driving their motorcycle over a speed bump in the company parking lot when they fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured left shoulder.
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) · Manufacturing
Apr 30, 2021 · FERRERO USA, INC. Hospitalized
A driver was opening a trailer door when a gust of wind blew the trailer door open, hitting the driver in the face and knocking him to the ground. The employee suffered a hip injury.
Fall on same level (other) · Hip(s) · Wholesale trade
Oct 5, 2020 · Akorn, Inc. Amputation
While cleaning a tube filling machine, an employee suffered a partial amputation on a left-hand finger when the machine was jogged.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1497194
Sep 16, 2020 · Sunrun Hospitalized
An employee was moving equipment using a lift when he felt a sharp pain in his stomach due to a hernia.
Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Utilities
Feb 7, 2020 · Veeco Instruments Hospitalized
An employee was moving a pallet with a piece of equipment on it. The pallet started to shift and the equipment struck the employee's left hand and arm, causing a fractured wrist and a large cut on the arm.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Wrist(s) · Wholesale trade
Nov 7, 2019 · Lanyi & Tevald Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was dismantling a manual overhead bay door. His hoodie was caught in the spring when it was released and hit left arm was broken.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Arm(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1444623
Sep 23, 2019 · Ferrero USA Inc., Hospitalized
An employee was inside a machine attempting to fix the glue mechanism when the machine activated. The machine's tray cut his lower left leg, requiring hospitalization.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1435003
Apr 13, 2019 · Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Hospitalized
On April 13, 2019, an employee was descending a 16-foot fixed ladder after replacing filters on an extraction system. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor 6 feet below, breaking his right arm in two places. A safety harness was not being worn at the time.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Arm(s) · Manufacturing
Mar 13, 2019 · P.I.M. Brands, LLC Hospitalized
While cleaning floors, an employee was caught in a candy manufacturing machine. He suffered broken ribs and crushing injuries to his chest and arms.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1385560
Feb 1, 2019 · CoWorx Staffing Services, LLC Hospitalized
While clearing a machine jam, an employee suffered finger lacerations.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1377556
Jan 24, 2019 · Herbert Rose, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was struck in the leg while cutting a piece of metal. The employee was hospitalized.
Struck by object or equipment · Leg(s) · Construction
Dec 16, 2018 · Shoprite of Somerset Amputation
An employee's finger was amputated while cutting meat with a band saw.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1366404
Dec 11, 2018 · Double Tree Hotel by Hilton Hospitalized
An employee fell while retrieving Christmas decorations.
Fall, slip, trip · Nonclassifiable · Hotels and restaurants
Oct 22, 2018 · First Class Staffing Agency Hospitalized
An employee was walking on the pedestrian walkway along the perimeter of the building when she tripped and fell hitting the left side of her face on a bollard. The employee was hospitalized.
Fall onto or against object on same level (other) · Face · Administrative, staffing and waste services
Jan 17, 2018 · Akorn, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk, fracturing the right ankle and requiring hospitalization.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Ankle(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 30, 2017 · New World Stainless, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was caught in a spooling machine and severely injured both legs.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1260436
Feb 17, 2017 · All Chemical Transportation Corp Hospitalized
An employee was attempting to offload liquid, caustic soda from a trailer. The trailer was parked on a downward slope which allowed the chemical product to enter the dome area and contact/burn the employee's face and neck.
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Head and neck · Transportation and warehousing
Jul 30, 2016 · OZBURN HESSEY LOGISTICS (OHL) Hospitalized
An employee's hand was crushed while engaging the locking clamp device on the baler door.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Hand(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Jan 26, 2016 · Enersys Delaware Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was walking on the production floor when he was struck by a forklift, injuring his left ankle and foot.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Foot (feet) and ankle(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1120849
Apr 27, 2015 · Cedar Hill Prep School Amputation
An employee cut a finger with a saw.
Contact with objects and equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Educational services · OSHA inspection 1059697
After a workplace injury in New Jersey
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Workers compensation lawyers in New Jersey
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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